Today’s episode explores the function of speech for gestalt language processors (GLPs), arguing that talking is primarily a form of memory integrity and maintenance, rather than mere recall or rumination. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, posits that speaking aloud helps keep complex, atmospheric, and relational memories whole over time, preventing them from hardening or fracturing, especially following trauma or narcissistic abuse. Furthermore, the act of talking together provides mutual verification, which anchors internal coherence to external reality, acting as a crucial structural support against gaslighting and isolation. This continued speech is reframed as resistance to erasure and an ethical act of repair, challenging the common therapeutic misreading that views repetition as a sign of being stuck.
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/talking-as-a-form-of-memory-integrity
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